Al Asad Airbase:OPERATING_ORGANISATION:United States Air Force####United States Air Force:ATTACK_AIRCRAFT:Lockheed AC-130####United States Air Force:TRANSPORT_AIRCRAFT:Boeing C-17 Globemaster III####United States Air Force:AIRCRAFT_FIGHTER:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon####United States Air Force:BATTLES:1986 United States bombing of Libya
Al Asad air base is operated by the United States Air Force who were involved in the 1986 bombing of Libya. They deploy the Lockheed AC-130 on their aircraft carriers, use the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.